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Old 1st Sep 2023, 07:29
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A pension fund that is an Amazon shareholder has filed suit against its board of directors, claiming they acted in bad faith in approving Kuiper launch contracts that went to Blue Origin—owned by Amazon's Jeff Bezos—and others, while excluding SpaceX.

The public version of the suit redacts contract values, but notes the three contracts combined are Amazon's second largest capital expense after the purchase of Whole Foods. Amazon has spent $1.7B to date on the contracts; zero satellites have launched so far.

A copy of the suit is included in the article (so you don't have to pay expensive fees to access it like me), which includes a whole section outlining the feud between Bezos and Musk. Come for the redactions, stay for the memes.​​​​​​​

https://spacenews.com/lawsuit-claims...in-and-others/

Lawsuit claims Amazon’s board erred in awarding Kuiper launch contracts to Blue Origin and others
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